Rapid Ascent

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Episodes: 21

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Welcome to the Rapid Ascent Podcast. Experts in adventure since 2004. Run, ride, swim, paddle. Bringing you the best interviews with some remarkable participants from Rapid Ascent endurance events.

Episode Date
Ep. 21: Adam Kelsall vs ChatGPT*: Can AI create a GOOD Otway Odyssey training plan?
Dec 10, 2025
Ep. 20: Brendan "Trekky" Johnston: From Cancer-Surviving Electrician to Racing at the Top of the World
Nov 19, 2025
Ep 19: How to Win The Otway Odyssey with Tali Lane Welsh
Nov 04, 2025
Ep. 18: "We're Just Riding Bikes Here": Peta Mullens & Dylan Johnson on having fun, checking egos & riding for the RIGHT reasons
Oct 16, 2025
Ep. 17: Holly Ranson on Breaking Records, Backyard Ultras & Chasing the 24-Hour World Record
Oct 08, 2025
Ep. 16: "Stronger for Longer": How Kate Kellett became 24-hour Mountain Biking ELITE WORLD CHAMPION
Oct 04, 2025
Ep. 15: Stage racing with lions, rhinos & Tibetan monks!: With Sam Maffett & Marcel Shields
Sep 25, 2025
Ep. 14: Running as "rebellion" & why more women should participate in sport with Sophie Geraghty
Sep 18, 2025
Dan and Bec McConnell interview after winning the 2021 Otway Odyssey
Mar 04, 2021
Ep.12: Update from John & Sam on events and impact of COVID-19
Mar 30, 2020
Ep.11: How a talented rugby player switched to elite endurance after knee blowout
Mar 16, 2020
Ep.10: A cancer diagnosis at age 17... 2 weeks from MTB World Champs
Feb 16, 2020
Ep.9: Olympic MTB dreams shattered... what do you do next?
Jan 14, 2020
Ep.8: A life of adventure with a "little bit" of running mixed in
Dec 15, 2019
Ep.7: How a nasty MotoX injury lead to a career in Mountain Biking
Nov 14, 2019
Ep.6: AIDS survivor, cancer survivor and supreme adventure racer
Oct 15, 2019
Ep.5: A nasty fall and a broken femur... the Doctor said he'd never race a MTB again
Sep 16, 2019
Ep.4: 535 consecutive half marathons for a mate you've never met...
Aug 14, 2019
Ep.3: Is this man one of Australia's greatest endurance athletes?
Jul 15, 2019
Ep.2: Juggling work as a senior barrister, mum of 4 and a life of endurance
Jun 12, 2019
Ep.1: Man dies on the beach then goes for a run in the desert
May 10, 2019